iTwin

Academic Year 2018-19

Department of Computer Science Engineering

JNTUH College of Engineering Sultanpur

Head Of The Department Presented By

Associate Prof . JOSHI SHRIPAD S.MONIKA
(15SS1A0544)
iTWIN LIMITLESS PENDRIVE
FOUNDER AND DESIGNER

LUX ANANTHARAMAN
Electrical and electronics
engineering from IIT in Chennai
and a Masters Degree from IISC
in Bangalore
CONTENTS
• What is iTwin
• Need of iTwin
• About iTwin Device
• How to use
• Twin Trust Authentication
• Two Factor Authentication
• Data Security
• Requirements
• Features
• Drawbacks
• Conclusion
 WHAT IS iTWIN???
 iTwin is a limitless secure USB
device that enables users to access,
edit &share all their files & media
between any two online computers
anywhere in the world

 The only limit is the size of your

computer’s hard drive
 PRESENT DRAWBACKS

 Drawback of USB flash drive is its small size

cause of which it can be easily misplaced.

 In cloud storage data can be stolen or misused

if the username and password of an account to
access the storage is hacked by someone.

 There are many more drawbacks like limited

storage ,no security , back up , temp files , no
remote disable etc.,
Need of iTwins
 Transferring data from one PC to
another can be difficult especially if it is a
large amount of data.

 For example if you want to send data to

somebody in other country ,you’re going
to have to go through the hassle of
sending it through email or upload it to
some file hosting service. Chances are, if
your file is too large, you’ll probably need
to buy large storage.
 ABOUT iTWIN DEVICE
USB CONNECTOR
USB connector is to plug the device into the
USB port of a computer

iTWIN CONNECTOR
The iTwin connector is used to connect the
two halves of the iTwin device to form a
physical pair.

ACTIVITY INDICATOR
NO LIGHT : Device is not functional Or iTwin
is not installed on your computer
RED LIGHT : error
CONSTANT BLUE LIGHT : Device is Active
and functioning
HOW TO USE!!!
 Twin Trust Authentication
 Before allowing any data transfer every
iTwin is authenticated by iTwin’s Twin
Trust servers.

 All communication between iTwin

and Twin Trust is secured using industry
strength https protocol.

 After successful authentication by Twin

Trust ,Twin trust assist iTwin to discover
its another half.
Two-Factor Authentication
 After authentication with twin
trust two halves of iTwin mutually
authenticate each other using
their pre-shared key.

 If password is set then

password verification is
performed on both iTwins before
data transfer is initiated between
two iTwins.
 Data Security
 iTwin does not store any data on itself. It just
enables a secure connection between two computers.

 Your remote data can only be accessed if you have

the physical iTwin with you.

 Additionally you can set up your iTwin to require a

password.

 It also allow you to remotely disable iTwin with its

remote disable feature. So you can rest assured that
your data is safe, even if you lose your iTwin device.
 Requirements
 Windows and Mac OS X compatible you
can use iTwin on any of both Windows and
Mac OSX

 Minimum 512MB ram needed

 15 MB space on hard disk

 USB 2.0 port

 Broadband connection uploading speed

should be 1Mbps
 FEATURES

• multi-language support
• No temp files
 DRAWBACKS

•A bit expensive.

•Ends are not protected by caps.

•Not compatible with Linux.

 CONCLUSION
• The iTwin-A fantastic solution for the home user
who wishes to access and change their files remotely
and securely.

• The iTwin bypasses the virtual world of cloud

services to turn your physical storage into its own
networking solution.

• The iTwin is simple to use and inexpensively solves

the dropbox limitations. For those who want to keep
files up-to-date between two computers the iTwin is
for you.
THANK YOU!!!